[parisc-linux] C180 netbooting

[nick@snowman.net]

I'm not even getting that far.  I can't get the linux kernel to start
booting, I always get errors along the lines of 
Current command line:
vmlinux HOME=/ TERM=vt100 root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=172.16.1.1:/mnt
console=ttyS0
 0: vmlinux
 1: HOME=/
 2: TERM=vt100
 3: root=/dev/nfs
 4: nfsroot=172.16.1.1:/mnt
 5: console=ttyS0
Edit which field?
(or 'b' to boot with this command line)? b
Kernel: partition 0 file vmlinux
ERROR: Read from boot device failed (status = -3).
byteio_read: seekread() returned -1 expected 2048

I'm assumeing paramater 0 is set wrong, but I've tried 0/vmlinux and
vmlinux, neither work.  What should I set it to?  Should I use a different
lif image?  Where can I get a lifimage known to work for this?
	Thanks
		Nick

On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Helge Deller wrote:

> On Thursday 23 August 2001 18:58, nick@snowman.net wrote:
> > Hi, I'm trying to get a C180 booting entirely off the network.  I can load
> > a lifimage over bootp, however then I'm stuck.  There is a vmlinux
> > attached to the lifimage, but I can't figure out how to tell the loader to
> > boot that and use an NFSroot.  I have found a few suggestions (vmlinux
> > HOME=/ TERM=linux root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=mynfs:/dir) and that dosen't seem
> > to work.  Do I need a special lifimage?
> > 	Nick
> 
> Hi Nick,
> 
> you forgot to mention which kernel version you booted.
> In case you use a newer 2.4 kernel you'll have to add "ip=bootp" and should use 
> an ip-address instead of <mynfs> in the nfsroot parameter.
> 
> Greetings,
> Helge
> 
> 
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